Leopoldo de' Medici

The origin of the self-portrait collection is due to him. Erudite and passionate connoisseur of art and science, a leading figure on the European collecting scene for the breadth and variety of his collections.

Portrait of Cardinal Leopold de' Medici

Giovan Battista Foggini (Florence 1652 - 1725)

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Artists' Self-Portraits

In an interplay between past and present, different voices give life to the faces of some of the greatest Masters, who have enriched our collections with their self-portraits over the centuries

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